I have worked in Cape Town City Centre on and off for 13 years. To me there is nothing better than going into the City Bowl. It completely excites me. The old buildings and churches, the mountain as it's backdrop on one side and the harbour on the other. It is really one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Sometimes if I arrive early, I drive the streets and just take it all in. Bearing in mind, it isn't very big so I use the term "city" loosely. The other day my friend mentioned something quietly about taking the train into work. I could have quite easily missed this vital little gem that fluttered out of her thoughts... On one of my drives to school, as I drove past my local station that thought fluttered back across my mind. Today I formulated my plan, together with the help of this friend! I am so excited about it. I will do the school drop, park and jump on the train outside the girls school {yes, it's that simple}. When I arrive in town, I will do a glorious 15-20 minute walk to the office. And obviously the same home. I have 3 objectives with this in mind. #1. I miss the morning traffic. #2. I am doing my weekly walks. #3. I get to picture document all that I discover in my little town, things that we miss in our car but will see while walking. And I am sure there are other things I can keep adding to this list. Wish me luck!!!
I left town early today and decided to stop by an old church. I have been wanting to photograph old stone churches in my area all year and today I started... I have walked and driven past this church many times for over 16 years and I hate that I have never ventured in. It feels like I have been so blind to all the wonders around me. I love that when we take but a moment, to stop... breath and venture in... we find a whole world out there that is just patiently waiting for us to DISCOVER it.
What I discovered wasn't a church, but in fact, an actual Cathedral!!!
I have been keeping a lookout for another online course since I finished my Jane Davenport course called Supply Me, which completely changed my life. I learnt so much about supplies and facework. I haven't had a great budget this year to do online courses at my leisure also the supplies needed for these courses are expensive. But I have been saving for this one new one. It's Misty Mawn's online mixed-media course, called the Open Studio Workshop. I'm dying to do it. It not only covers drawing and painting but also paper-clay sculture, poetry, photography and art journal work. It's a 6 week course but with my current schedule and new demands, I am not going to put myself under any pressure to do it all in 6 weeks, I have until January to work through the material. But I am booking it today. I am hoping to do some of it before my trip because I think some of the material will help me with my studio time there.
